Contact: Noelle Nevarez, Public Affairs @ 474-4773 or 541-4915
Robert Bonaventure presents:
Boo at the Zoo is the wildest trick-or-treat in town! There’s no better or more exciting way for families with children ages 2 to 12 to enjoy Halloween.
Come join us October 25th & 26th from 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• 2 Day Weekend Event – Adults-$5, Kids 3to 12-$3, Zoo Members & Kids 2 and under-Free
• Military Discounts: Elephant’s Trunk Gift Store, Grasslands Café, Zoo Membership & Gate
• Safe Trick-or-Treating & Educational Activities for Children
Cake Walk: The winner walks away with a tasty cake!
Pumpkin Bowling: Roll the pumpkin to hit the pins
Leopard Limbo: Kids can limbo under the pole
Zoolightful Fortunes: Have your “wild” fortune told by Esmeralda – the Zoo Fortuneteller
Pirate’s Cove: Arrrrrrghh! Come visit Sunny and his friends in the Pirates Cove!
EP Fire Truck: Visit an El Paso Fire Department Fire Truck
Harvest Grove & Kids Maze: Explore our amazing maze & have a photo taken ($5) in the Harvest Grove pumpkin patch!
ANIMAL PUMPKIN SQUISH
We are providing the pumpkins…
Watch to see which animals will provide “The Squish.”
10:45 - Mac the Parrot - Paraje
11:00 - American Lands
11:30 - Tiger
12:00 - Spider Monkeys
12:15 – Elephants
12:30 - Orangutans
12:30 – Tapir
12:45 - Sun Bear
2:00 – Goat at the Paraje
2:45 - Cisco the Burro near Am Lands
3:30 - Inca the Spectacled Bear
ZOORIFIC KIDS COSTUME CONTEST: 2:00
Children are encouraged to wear their favorite outfit.
The Most Creative Costume wins $50
Best Overall Costume wins 2nd place ribbon & 4 Kid’s Zoo tickets
8 Kids will win an “Awesome Costume” Ribbon & an El Paso Zoo Child’s Ticket
Kids ages infant to 12 are eligible to participate.
Registration begins at 1:00 at Harvest Grove,
All contestants must be registered by 1:50pm
ZOO COSTUME PARADE @ 2:45
All children are invited to participate in the Parade immediately after the Zoolightful Costume Contest.
3:30 ZOOLIGHTFUL DECORATED PUMPKIN CONTEST
Everyone is invited to bring their carved or decorated pumpkin from home and enter to compete in the Zoorific Decorated Pumpkin Contest. Anyone is eligible to participate. Registration begins at 1:00 at Harvest Grove, All contestants must be registered by 1:50 pm. Best Design wins a Zoo Society Wolf Pack Membership worth $50. It’s good for a year and is good for discounted admission at over 40 AZA Zoos around the country.
For giggles - we even have a special contest for the different Zoo departments – come see what the Zoo staff has up their sleeves.
EXTINCT ANIMAL MEMORIAL
While our “Boo at the Zoo” is “Merry not Scary”, what’s really scary is learning about all the animals which have become extinct. You can help save animals in the wild by visiting the Cisneros Paraje and signing the petitions in our “Take Action” areas.
ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS:
Come to the Cisneros Paraje and see Creepy Crawlers and other surprise “guests”.
AND MANY OTHER BOO-LIGHTFUL PERFORMERS, MASCOTS and SURPRISES
REGULAR EL PASO ZOO PROGRAMS
10:45 and 2:45 - “World of the Sea Lion” Show - upstairs in the El Paso Electric Company Gallery
12:00 - Elephant Talk & Enrichment Demo
El Paso Zoo
4001 E. Paisano
(915) 521-1850
www.elpasozoo.org
